Definition of DAINTY

dainty

Meanings

Plural: dainties

Noun

  • something considered choice to eat
  • A delicacy (choice or pleasing food).
  • A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event.
  • Esteem, honour.
  • An affectionate term of address.

Adjective Satellite

  • affectedly dainty or refined
  • delicately beautiful
    • "a dainty teacup"
  • especially pleasing to the taste
    • "a dainty dish to set before a kind"
  • excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

Adj

  • Elegant; delicately small and pretty.
  • Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.
  • Excellent; valuable, fine.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English deynte (as noun), from Old French deintié, from Latin dignitātem. Doublet of dignity.

Scrabble Score: 10

dainty is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dainty is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dainty is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

dainty is a valid Words With Friends word